Gerontology & Geriatric Research

Yan Li

Publications

• Research Article
  The Grandparent-Grandchild Relationship and Its Effects on the Development of Young Children s Social Competence
  Author(s): Yan Li*,Tiantian Liu,Ziwei Gao,Huihua He Yan Li*,Tiantian Liu,Ziwei Gao,Huihua He
  
  Objective: Grandparenting is a widespread phenomenon in Mainland China. In the present study, we examined the grandparents-grandchildren relationship and its influences on preschool children’s social competence. Methods: One hundred and ninety-nine elder adults who live together with their young grandchildren completed Grandparents-grandchildren Relationship Scale with demographic information. The children’s social competence were reported by their teachers. Results: Correlation analyses showed that all dimensions of grandparents-grandchildren relationship were significant correlated with young children’s social competence. Regression analyses some significant effects of some dimensions of the relationship of grandparents-grandchildren on children’s social competence (intimacy, β=6.137, SE=1.170, p<0.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-7182.1000374

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